The Owl and the Hippo

This song is based on my son's bib.  It has a picture of an owl sitting on a hippopotamus.  Underneath the picture is the word: "Friends".

This struck me as a very odd paring of animals.  So I started free-styling lyrics to a song which I sang to Max often.

Here is the final version of the lyrics.  Enjoy.

Chorus:
The Owl and the Hippo are natural friends
The Owl and the Hippo are natural friends
The Owl and the Hippo are natural friends
Just like me and you

The Owl and the Hippo hunt prey together
By means of a complicated ruse
Which involves a baseball bat
And a large hydrangea bush

Chorus

The Owl and the Hippo were natural enemies
Sixty-five million years ago
But they developed a symbiotic relationship
Over many thousands of years

Chorus

The Owl and the Hippo share accommodation
Made by the industrious Owl
He builds a nest in a sturdy tree
With very very thick branches

Chorus